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Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform (archive.is)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won't last. They're going full Microsoft Skype mode and it's only a matter of time.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it’s because texting became essentially free in North America long before it did in Europe. That, combined with the fact that it came preinstalled on EVERY phone (Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Palm, you name it), gave it enough inertia to stay dominant decades later.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"preinstalled". lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I know it’s probably not the right word for this context, but downloading an app and creating an account is factually a huge barrier for entry, because people are lazy.